Today, while Neil worked, we simply wandered through the narrow streets of Sevilla for many hours, just absorbing the historic city and hoping to find the Jewish Quarter (Barrio Santa Cruz). After a break at the apartment and dinner, we were back out exploring, this time with Neil. Total distance covered for the day: 15.6 […]
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Torre del Oro
The walk to the Tower of Gold was along the river, passing the famous Triana Bridge that started out as a bridge of pontoon boats (more of this in another post). The tower was given its name for its golden hue. Views from the top of the second portion: There was a lot of info […]
Roman ruins: Italica
Italica was a town built around 200 BC, and because no modern city was built over it, it is very well preserved. It was only a 30 minute bus ride from Sevilla’s Plaza de Armas station (short walk from our apartment). Cost of the bus was €8 each way and admission to the ruins was […]
Alameda de Hércules
Some minor explorations after Las Setas included a visit to Alameda de Hércules, considered the the oldest public garden in Europe.
En camino a Las Setas (a walk to Las Setas)
Being sleep deprived on our first full day at Spain meant that we were going to take it easy …. a 5 minute walk to Las Setas (Metropol Parasol – literally “The Mushrooms”). Of course, given this was our first day in Spain, it took us a significantly longer time to meander to our destination. […]
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Our journey from Toronto to Seville started on foot, around 1:45pm Thursday June 27 2019 in Toronto, with a 15 minute walk to the GO bus stop and Yonge and Sheppard. After a 30 minute GO bus ride, we took the Terminal Link train from Pearson Terminal 1 to Terminal 3. Our first flight (Toronto […]